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Solved!! How to play the "Eat this playlist"

Do i have to get premium to do it?And i have the latest version which is 8.8.44.527 but i still cant see the option

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Michaelman11

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Volume buttons on device don't work when casting

As of Spotify 8.9.xx and newer I can't control the volume on my iPhone when casting to a Chromecast device. I need to go into the slider inside the Spotify app to change the volume. This is not an iOS or apple issue:My non working version of Spotify ...

Roadie

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iOS Local Files: Easier import with the Files app

It is now easier to import Local Files into the Spotify iOS app through the Files app on your iOS device. A computer and WiFi network are not required to use this new import method. This means that you can now import Local Files into the Spotify iOS ...

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Rastereyes

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App constantly crashes in background

Whenever I try to run a playlist or play just about anything in the background while doing other things, my app crashes after just a couple minutes. I’m running IOS 13.7 and Spotify version 8.5.75, and I have an iPhone 8. I’ve already tried uninstall...

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Whenever I try to run a playlist or play just about anything in the background while doing other things, my app crashes after just a couple minutes. I’m running IOS 13.7 and Spotify version 8.5.75, a...

nhindart27

Music Fan

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Solved!! (IOS) bug

PlanFree CountryUnited States Device(Iphone XR) Operating System(iOS) My Question or IssueEvery time I try to go look at a album or artist, (the screen that shows their name or album name) when I click the the area with all the songs nothing happens,...

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  Plan Free   Country United States    Device (Iphone XR)   Operating System (iOS)   My Question or Issue Every time I try to go look at a album or ...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Lyrics Window Closing Randomly

PlanPremiumCountryJapan DeviceiPhone 11 Operating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueHello, I have a problem with the Lyrics function of Spotify. I am using the Japanese premium version of Spotify which gives me access to the synchronized song lyrics t...

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Plan Premium Country Japan  Device iPhone 11  Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue Hello, I have a problem with the Lyrics function of Spotify. I am using the Japan...

Marty17

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Superuser Contribution Google Assistant opens app, but doesn't play song on iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS 13.3 I have recently started using Google Assistant to play Spotify in the car as Siri just flat out refuses to. I have the shortcut set up so I can tell Siri "Ok Google" and it will go to t...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 13.3   I have recently started using Google Assistant to play Spotify in the car as Siri just flat out refuses ...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Playback defaults to repeat when connecting to car via Bluetooth

Premium Subscription Country: UKDevice: iPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating System: iOS 13.6 My Question or Issue: I believe this issue has been ongoing for some users for years, judging by this thread. I have just changed my car to a Porsche Cayenne and when...

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Premium Subscription  Country: UK Device: iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System: iOS 13.6   My Question or Issue: I believe this issue has been ongoing for some users ...

Elena

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Spotify skips some songs and is acting weirdly

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI’ve been listening to my usual playlist on Spotify all morning, when suddenly it decided tha...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I’ve be...

Nico

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Superuser Contribution Recently Played Has Vanished from Home Screen

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone 8Operating System My Question or Issue My recently played has vanished from my home screen on iPhone. Yesterday it just wasn't there and it hasn't showed up since. It's by far my most used feature on that ...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device iPhone 8 Operating System   My Question or Issue   My recently played has vanished from my home screen on iPhone. Yesterday it ju...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Music keeps pausing

Hello! My name is Grace, Heres the info before I get into the problem. My country is America, I'm on the premium plan, I have a IPhone 6s (I believe), I think that has iOS too.Okay so I'm not sure if this is because of Spotify but why not ask right? ...

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Hello! My name is Grace, Heres the info before I get into the problem. My country is America, I'm on the premium plan, I have a IPhone 6s (I believe), I think that has iOS too. Okay so I'm not sure ...

Elena

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songs not playing on offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 13.6My Question or IssueA lot of downloaded songs i try to play on offline mode just don’t play until i have either an network connection or mobile data

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 13.6 My Question or Issue A lot of downloaded songs i try to play on offline mode just don’t play until i hav...

Nico

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Superuser Contribution Will I get logged out everywhere if I change my password on my account?

Hi, I want to change my password on my account but im worried it will log me out on my devices, I especially dont want to lose all my local files that i have synced on my iPhone. Thanks

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Hi, I want to change my password on my account but im worried it will log me out on my devices, I especially dont want to lose all my local files that i have synced on my iPhone. Thanks   &nbs...

MafeG

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Spotify Lyrics

Las letras de las canciones no aparecen al momento de reproducirlas. Mi aplicación se encuentra actualizada, he probado con distintas canciones y las letras continúan sin aparecer, y no encuentro una opción como para activar la sincronización de las ...

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Las letras de las canciones no aparecen al momento de reproducirlas. Mi aplicación se encuentra actualizada, he probado con distintas canciones y las letras continúan sin aparecer, y no encuentro una...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Off line mode not working

Plan : PremiumCountry : Canada DeviceiPhone SE (the old one)Operating SystemiOS 13.7 My QuestionThe off line mode does not work since a month if I'm not connected to wi-fi even if i'm Premium.When connected to wifi and start to play a song, it will p...

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  Plan : Premium Country : Canada   Device iPhone SE (the old one) Operating System iOS 13.7   My Question The off line mode does not work since a month if I'm not ...

Emilia_8

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Missing playlist on iPhone and Mac

Hi I have already tried the "recover" option but my playlists are not there. Over the weekend 2 of my playlists disappeared, one was my most extensive. I did take that person off my family plan but that was 8 months ago, and I'm still following him. ...

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Hi   I have already tried the "recover" option but my playlists are not there. Over the weekend 2 of my playlists disappeared, one was my most extensive. I did take that person off my family p...

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Where did the Lyrics go?!?!?!?

So for about two weeks, the IOS app had a Lyrics feature, and it was glorious! And then it was gone. With nary a word, a warning nor an explanation from those on high. Where did they go?!?!?!?! Why were they removed???? And why aren't they back???

Casual Listener

So for about two weeks, the IOS app had a Lyrics feature, and it was glorious! And then it was gone. With nary a word, a warning nor an explanation from those on high. Where did they go?!?!?!?! Why w...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Lyrics don’t work mobile

I live in a country that provides lyrics. However my Spotify on mobile dosent show lyrics but only the genius btl. I have checked countless times and my account is updated but I still don’t get the lyrics. Some of my friends have these problems and s...

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I live in a country that provides lyrics. However my Spotify on mobile dosent show lyrics but only the genius btl. I have checked countless times and my account is updated but I still don’t get the l...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Superuser Contribution My app is broken, wouldn’t connect and now can’t log in

My app stopped connecting at all, so I deleted it and re downloaded and I now can’t log in, this only happens on my phone and I have triple checked both my usernames and passwords. It also doesn’t let me log in with Facebook PlanPremiumDeviceiphone 6...

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My app stopped connecting at all, so I deleted it and re downloaded and I now can’t log in, this only happens on my phone and I have triple checked both my usernames and passwords. It also doesn’t le...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution (Bug report) Unable to create new playlist when connected to bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemLatest iOSMy Question or IssueIm unable to create a new playlist when I’m connected to my car’s Bluetooth. I haven’t tried it connected to any other Bluetooth like headphones, but when I click “add t...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System Latest iOS My Question or Issue Im unable to create a new playlist when I’m connected to my car’s Bluetooth. I haven’t tried it conn...

Eni

Moderator

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Superuser Contribution Fading to next song

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceiPhone XROperating System(iOS 14 beta My Question or IssueWhen I get to the end of a song it freezes on -0:01 and doesn’t play the next song, it doesn’t happen with all songs, probably 1 in 6. It also happened before I ...

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PlanPremium Country England Device iPhone XR Operating System (iOS 14 beta   My Question or Issue When I get to the end of a song it freezes on -0:01 and doesn’t play the next song, it ...

Ivan

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Why does my current song restart when I close the app

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhy the heck does it do this.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Why the...

Elena

Moderator

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